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“I am sorry, you have cancer” is a devastating news no one wants to hear from a physician in these days. Not only the disease is life threatening, but also the side effects of the treatment make the bravest man stumbles. For most people, cancer is like a death sentence, which is not true at ... Views: 916
How do you stay healthy and find peace of mind, even joy, in the midst of these life-on-earth challenges? Or if you're ailing, how can you get back to your old (new) self?
Newsflash: The health and well-being scene in New York is thriving.
Here's a sampling of 5 organizations making medicine ... Views: 1256
In 2001, a young girl from Canada's East Coast, named Lindsay Edmund put together a science fair project. The findings from this high school assignment were later published in the Journal of the Canadian Medical Association. Here's what she did...
Lindsay completed a survey of 100 physicians. ... Views: 772
It's the era of Internet and we can talk in seconds with someone on the other side of the planet, but it's obvious that there's never been a time of deeper isolation than this one.
Real communication, real connections require the ability to speak and communicate clearly and effectively, but ... Views: 659
Approximately half of all Americans are bothered by at least occasional allergies. Some suffer so much that allergies seem to control their lives. Most people believe that the only action to take with allergies is reaction - i.e. to treat the symptoms - either with over the counter or ... Views: 1450
An estimated 50 million Americans suffer from all types of allergies. This includes indoor/outdoor, food & drug, latex, skin and eye allergies. Allergy is the 5th leading chronic disease in the United States among all ages, and the 3rd common chronic disease among children under 18 years ... Views: 1434
German physiologist Manfred Zimmerman, of the Neuroscience and Pain Research Institute, estimates that every waking second, our eyes process ten million bits of information, our skin one million bits, our ears and nose one hundred thousand bits each, and our tastes buds, one thousand bits. ... Views: 1501
Environmental pollution. Pesticides. Stress. Irradiated foods. Mineral-depleted soil. Toxic chemicals. Anxiety and stress. Artificial sweeteners. Antibiotics and hormones. Drug and contaminated food recalls.
Living a life of wholeness can seem like a losing battle. Don’t be ... Views: 910
“It’s cancer,” the doctor said, looking at me solemnly and waiting to see my response. I remained composed. It wasn’t a total surprise – I knew there was a strong possibility. Still, that word, being attached to my name – it felt like a kick in the stomach. Here I was – the person who’d ... Views: 1556
The American Board of Psychological Specialties, a division of The American College of Forensic Examiners, has created a board certified specialty in the area of Medical Psychology. Medical psychologists have post doctoral training in various methods to help patients who have chronic and/or ... Views: 3170
Leaky Gut Syndrome is a gastrointestinal disorder whereby the lining of the intestine becomes weak due to repetitive irritation. Large holes in the walls of the gut are therefore created which allows food toxins and undigested food particles to leak into the bloodstream.
Leaky Gut is mainly ... Views: 895
Balance is a precarious thing. Living a life in balance is a challenge for most of us in the 21st century, with the demands of careers, family, a fast-changing world, information overload. Add chronic illness into that mix and living a life in balance becomes both more crucial and more ... Views: 822
Holistic health embraces optimum functioning in five key areas of well-being. These are spiritual, emotional, relationships, health and fitness and finances/career. Depletion in any one area pulls down the holistic health of the entire person, because each area of our life relates and is ... Views: 1637
Does this sound like you? You spend a few hours at a football game and find you have no voice afterwards. Or perhaps you are coaching your kid’s soccer team and, after an hour of practice, you have a sore throat. Or maybe you have been providing some training sessions and your voice is hoarse ... Views: 3914
Your consciousness in the moment of decision is what always makes the difference with everything in your life, including the health of your body, the success of your business, and the quality of your relationships! This is true because Consciousness determines the quality of all your decisions, ... Views: 2084
Worried about being worried sick? Is laughter really the best medicine? Your body may know you’re depressed before you do and doing it’s best to get your attention. There is growing evidence, supported by research, indicating your mental state really influences your body’s ability to protect ... Views: 2488
WHEE is an amazing new method for releasing pains of all sorts. Users report dramatic improvements with tension headaches, migraines, frozen shoulders, backaches, irritable bowel syndrome, surgery, injuries, arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome and cancer.
Example 1: I was out hiking with a ... Views: 1660
As a medical intuitive, I work with people to understand the emotional and spiritual causes of their illnesses and life circumstances. There was a time when the notion that we create our own reality or that emotions could lead to stress was dismissed as something completely groundless. How ... Views: 1299
When we are stripped away of the things that we hold closest to ourselves, when we begin to let go of the identities we construct around ourselves in our ego’s search for selfhood, then through each loss, if we can remain true and present to the pain it brings forth, accepting all as it comes ... Views: 773
As we are going through hard economic times, stress levels are going through the roof and the number of teeth grinding cases is on the rise very rapidly. The American Dental Association (ADA) states that up to 50% of the American population has experienced some form of bruxism or teeth grinding ... Views: 910
Scabies is caused by an infestation of the itch mite known as Sarcoptes scabiei. Mites are eight-legged parasites which are just 1/3 of a millimetre in length. These mites burrow into the human skin and will cause intense itching. The mites which are not visible to the eye consequently cause the ... Views: 2943
No matter the Question, the Answer’s the same--its all about Energy; its life’s only Game!
The ways of the Spirit, as opposed to the ways of the dragon, are all important matters …for which clarity gives you the ability to fulfill your life through decisions/actions that create a healthy body, ... Views: 3077
This article is an excerpt from "Advanced Chi Nei Tsang" and taken from the website www.innertraditions.com
Chapter 5
Working on the Winds
The First Wind
Wind that Attacks the Liver, the Pericardium, and the Heart
This wind rises from the small intestines and spleen and attacks the ... Views: 1752
Do you know that the clutter in your home says something about the clutter in your heart and mind? Are you collecting dust or dreams? Does your living room mirror the mess you hide from yourself? Let's see what needs to be aired and re-arranged in your life in this article.
Your daily life is a ... Views: 797
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony- Mahatma Gandhi
I've always been interested in the concept of Mind Body Spirit interconnectedness. As a Holistic Care practitioner, I'm very passionate about Reiki, Hypnosis and Nutrition.
Reiki is a Japanese ... Views: 1923
While President Obama recently lifted the ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research imposed by President Bush eight years ago, some people continue to oppose this move and call it unethical. So, while the scientific community is thrilled by the news and says the research will lead ... Views: 608
Fibromyalgia (FM) is an illness syndrome that includes aches and pains all over the body; muscle tenderness; severe fatigue most of the time; mental unclarity and difficulty focusing (often called ‘brain fog’); depression; insomnia; digestive disorders (vague pains, diarrhea); and multiple ... Views: 928
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) includes acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. It has successfully treated infertility, gynecological, male factor, and many other illnesses and health problems facing couples for 5,000 years. Western medicine as we know it is just over 200 years old. TCM ... Views: 1459
Kidney stones are small masses – rather like 'stones' that can develop in one or both of the kidneys and can cause a great deal of pain. Kidney stones are formed when the waste products which usually dissolve in the urine fluids, instead, collect around the side of the kidneys and over a period ... Views: 938
Coeliac disease (or celiac disease) is a digestive disease in which the small intestine becomes damaged and prevents the absorption of nutrients from food. Coeliac disease sufferers will experience an abnormal intolerance or reaction to gluten, wheat, rye and barley.
When a coeliac disease ... Views: 795
People are wrong to believe that avoiding the flu, specifically during flu season, is hard. You can easily get a flu shot, but with all the recent research warning that the vaccine might be unhealthy, why risk it when there are safer means to prevent the flu?
Like other vaccines, the flu shot ... Views: 928
Chinese Medicine is simple; it began with observing nature and then taking these observations and applying them to the human body. This began with the concept of yin and yang. Anything in relation to anything else could either be described as being yin or yang: light or heavy, dark or light, ... Views: 2775
This article is an excerpt from "Animal Voices, Animal Guides" and taken from the website www.innertraditions.com
Chapter 7
Animal Healing
We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and ... Views: 934
This article is an excerpt from "Healing Stones for the Vital Organs" and taken from the website www.innertraditions.com
The Organ Clock
THE ORGAN CLOCK in traditional Chinese medicine is a magnificent aid for the early identification of energy disturbances that, in the long run, can lead to ... Views: 2366
This article is an excerpt from "Radical Medicine" and taken from the website www.innertraditions.com
DETOXIFICATION OF TOXIC METALS AND CHEMICALS
MERCURY
Government Response to Environmental Toxicity
There is no longer any question that toxic metals in our air, water, soil, and food ... Views: 863
Chinese Medicine’s greatest diagnostic tool is observation, particularly that of the tongue and pulses, to understand what is taking place inside of the body. It is the intention of harmonizing the energy and blood of the body that creates health. Deficiency of energy or blood can cause a break ... Views: 2789
“Healing”, like “love”, “peace”, or “happiness”, is a word we often use that means different things to different people. It is one of those words many of us use without having defined for ourselves what exactly we mean when we use it.
As someone working in a “healing” profession I spent ... Views: 1755
Reading the comments at www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/2008/05/16/normal/, made me both sad and angry for all the people who are suffering because of being mislead by well-meaning, but uninformed experts when it comes to hormone balance.
What I will share with you has been the result of ... Views: 4148
“Going Green” according to Wikipedia.com means an environmental social movement, and someone who “Goes Green” is defined as an environmentalist. An environmentalist is “a person who may advocate the sustainable management of resources and stewardship of the natural environment through changes in ... Views: 2096
The easiest way to succeed with not only your health goals, but any goal, is to structure your life and habits in ways that support and make achieving your goals easy. That happens to be particularly true when it comes to your eating habits; not only as far as what you eat, but also as far as ... Views: 2656
Most of us have seen those little blue Boiron tubes in the health food store or pharmacy. The side of the tube may give you one characteristic clue to the remedy, but it may or may not match your symptom; as we all should know, the key to the proper remedy is to match not only the symptom, but ... Views: 2160
Right up into the early 1900's, just about all diseases were infectious in nature, for example; diphtheria, typhoid, smallpox, pneumonia, black plague, tuberculosis, etc. With our progression as a civilization the way our food and farming is processed has changed and new diseases have begun to ... Views: 1160
Your skin is your largest organ and a part of your immune system, containing a variety of nerve endings, sensitive to your environment, providing an excellent barrier against viruses and pathogens, regulating body temperature (by dilating blood vessels for heat loss or constricting blood vessels ... Views: 1123
In my clinical practice, I’ve found a common thread among both the athletes and the sedentary people who come to see me. Both are overworked and lack vital energy — what I call life-force or chi. Today, people need exercise more than ever. Why? Because they are more sedentary and unhealthy than ... Views: 2870
Eat well to feel well. Sounds like a pretty simple formula doesn't it? I firmly believe people continue to underestimate the vital importance of proper nutrition.
If you want to look a certain way, you have to eat a certain way, it really is that simple. Especially if building lean muscle mass ... Views: 962
Homeopathy (pronounced: home-ee-AH-pah-thie) comes from the Greek words homeo meaning similar, and pathos meaning suffering or disease. Developed over 250 years ago in Germany by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, Homeopathy has been utilized throughout the world as a safe, affordable, effective, and ... Views: 1148
Think of the liver as a large city with thousands of houses and streets. There are underground pipes for delivering water, oil, and gas. Sewage systems and garbage trucks remove the city's waste products. Power lines deliver energy to the homes and businesses. Factories, transport systems, ... Views: 1893
If you experience major, persisting health problems, either physical or emotional, your liver may be congested with toxic compounds that are trapped within clumps of hardened bile (intrahepatic stones. Almost all health conditions, beauty problems and premature aging are closely linked with ... Views: 1908
Originally the title of this article, Darkness and the Redemption of the Light, sounded to me to be like an old-time church song, a boisterous Gospel hymn. It got me thinking about lyrics, a lot of Simon and Garfunkel, actually: “Hello Darkness, my old friend…” and then, Eleanor Rigby, who in ... Views: 677
Do you know what’s in your baby’s lotion or your baby’s shampoo? Just what makes that soap smell so nice? Does that hand gel really kill germs as it rapidly soaks into your skin? What makes that toothpaste a paste?
Each morning I take a hot shower, shampoo, and shave. I may stop at the gas ... Views: 1822